JAF Crosses 10,000th Grant Milestone
When Joe and I founded JAF almost 11 years ago, we could hardly have imagined where this journey would take us. We had just been through Joe's battle...
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A dream. A nightmare. And a cautious new normal.
Lynda and Jonathan Ryder struggled for years to have a child. And their struggles were significant. They dealt with fertility issues. Lynda had two...
Mike Longo, Warrior. Leslie Longo, Superhero.
Mike Longo is a young man. He’s barely in his early thirties. He is the father to a daughter and a set of twins, and he is madly in love with his wife...
“Disney World, here we co……”
Kelly Cassier has been a personal trainer, aerobics instructor and a dedicated member of the spinning community. She’s also had a big job in the...
“Our baby won’t remember anything about this last year, but her father and I sure will”
Having your first child is about as big a life changing event as it gets. When you walk out of the hospital carrying a newborn and you realize no one is...
Celebrating World Social Work Month: Leaders. Advocates. Champions.
Meet Kristy – a Community Resource Specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. To her patients and the Joe Andruzzi Foundation...
Redefining What’s Possible: JAF Supporter Tim Conners Pays It Forward By Reaching New Heights
On Friday, June 2, 2017, longtime friend and supporter of the Joe Andruzzi Foundation – Tim Conners – will complete the journey of a lifetime as he...
JAF Makes Annual Contribution To Brain Cancer Research Fund At Boston Children’s Hospital
Fifteen years ago, well before the Joe Andruzzi Foundation existed, my husband Joe and I lost a dear friend, CJ Buckley, to brain cancer at the young age...
JAF’s Third Annual (Up)Beat Comedy Night Fundraiser A Side-Splitting Success!
Two-hundred Joe Andruzzi Foundation supporters walk into Raffael’s Walpole… While that may sound like the set-up to a joke, it accurately sets the...
JAF Patients Take In (Up)Beat Day At Patriots Dream Camp
In JAF’s line of work, we often have a front-row view of the emotional rollercoaster that comes with a patient’s cancer diagnosis and treatment. We...